Posted 1/19/12 11:00 am EST by Jeremy Gordon in Marvel, News
Liam Neeson is busy fighting wolves, but could supervillains be in his future? That might be the case if Joe Carnahan has his way!
Carnahan, the director of Neeson's new movie, "The Grey," has been loosely attached to an adaptation of "Nemesis," the Mark Millar-written comic book about a diabolical supervillain who goes on a cop-killing spree. In Carnahan's eyes, the titular nemesis (illustrated by Steve McNiven) resembles Neeson, and if the project moves further, it could be a natural fit.
Posted 10/28/11 3:39 pm EST by Rachel Molino in News
Mark Millar has never been short on ideas. Over the years the comic scribe has led large-scale initiatives within the Marvel Universe. His creator-owned line of various publisher projects collected under the title “Millarworld” has seen Hollywood success with adaptations of “Wanted” and “Kick-Ass,” while renewed studio interest in “War Heroes” indicates that the mutually beneficial relationship is not soon to end.
It's no surprise then that Millar is starting his own film and television production company, "Millarworld Productions," with a focus on filming within his home country of Scotland. In a high energy interview with The Scottish Sun, Millar states that he feels passionately about doing in Scotland what Peter Jackson did in New Zealand with "Lord of the Rings."
Posted 10/24/11 1:14 pm EST by Josh Wigler in Image Comics, News
The Iraq War is almost over, but it's just heating up on the paneled page… and, it seems, on the big screen: "War Heroes," the six-issue Image Comics limited series from writer Mark Millar ("Kick Ass," "Wanted") and artist Tony Harris ("Ex Machina," "Starman"), is looking to invade a theater near you.
Posted 10/24/11 9:54 am EST by Josh Wigler in News
Mark Millar fans, get ready to kick some ass again.
It's been announced that "X-Men: First Class" director Matthew Vaughn, who directed the adaptation of Millar's "Kick-Ass" in 2010, has secured the film rights to two more Millarverse titles: "Superior," the Scottish writer's superhero tale illustrated by "Secret Invasion" artist Leinil Yu, and "The Secret Service," a newly announced comic book co-created by "Watchmen" legend Dave Gibbons.
Posted 9/22/11 11:51 am EST by Josh Wigler in Marvel, News
"Kick-Ass" will most assuredly kick ass again — it's just a matter of who's doing the kicking, according to Mark Millar.
In a new interview, the "Kick-Ass" comic book creator strongly suggested that a sequel to the 2010 bloody action comedy is in development, but he conceded that the creative team might look a little bit different than the crew that brought the first film to life.
"Hopefully, we can use the same actors if and when we do a sequel, but getting Matthew [Vaughn] to direct or Jane [Goldman] to write a movie at this budget would be very difficult because they’re superstars now and they have projects of their own," he explained to Hero Complex. "I’d imagine, if this happens any time soon, that Matthew will produce and possibly co-write, like George Lucas did with 'The Empire Strikes Back,' and hire a new director."
Posted 8/29/11 1:13 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report
Beyoncé and the new "Hunger Games" sneak peek attracted more responses than any other moments among comics tweeters last night at the MTV Video Music Awards. Writers and artists alike immediately put their imaginations to use predicting what motherhood will be like for the pop star.
In the meantime, Ben Templesmith seems to have discovered that the announcer from "The Hunger Games," Claudius Templesmith, shares a name with him. His response and reactions to Lady Gaga's performance and the return of "Doctor Who" ranked atop our favorite tweets of the last 24 hours.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for August 29, 2011.
Posted 8/24/11 4:06 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report
Earthquakes are a serious matter, but Twitter quickly devolved into the world's largest comedy club on the subject yesterday after vibrations hit Washington, D.C., and New York. West Coasters in particular were quick to poke fun at everyone on the receiving end of the shakes.
"Conan the Barbarian" remains the big film being talked about in the feed right now. Despite its poor performance in the theaters, Kurt Busiek has still found a reason to appreciate the movie. His feelings on the matter, Jhonen Vasquez on what I'm assuming to be the new "Hellraiser: Revelations" trailer and more made the favorite tweets of the morning list down below.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for August 24, 2011.
Posted 8/9/11 12:15 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report
Whether they live in the U.K. or the U.S., comics creators in the feed have been expressing collective shock over the course of the last day in response to the London riots that broke out over the weekend. Simon Pegg and Mark Millar both offered their perspectives, and Tony Lee had his travel plans impacted.
Thankfully, Lea Hernandez offered a beacon of light to the day's tweets with some "Doctor Who"-inspired bunny art. Check out the magic down below, along with a brilliant career suggestion for David Schwimmer.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for August 9, 2011. Read More...
Posted 8/5/11 5:00 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report
An epic week of character reveals concludes this week with "The Dark Knight Rises" rolling out its first pic Anne Hathaway as Catwoman. Her long hair may have rubbed a few people the wrong way, but Jamie McKelvie is optimistic. Chuck BB? Not so much.
In other tweets, Jim Lee sounded pleased with Henry Cavill's first public Superman still. His perspective, a defense of Marvel's Ultimate Spider-Man switch-up, and a Wonder Woman TV pilot review made today's recap.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for August 5, 2011. Read More...
Posted 8/4/11 12:58 pm EST by Brian Warmoth in Twitter Report
Well, we all know what Henry Cavill looks like as Superman now, and he didn't need to change the color of Kal-El's skin to start kicking up some controversy on Twitter. Jamal Igle, David Gallaher and Mark Millar weighed in with reactions to the new Man of Steel, and sides have been taken.
Laurence Fishburne playing Perry White is still a hot topic, too, though, as is "Captain America: The First Avenger." Check out J.T. Krul's micro-review and see who's pumped for "Rise of the Planet of the Apes" down below.
I'm @brianwarmoth, and this is the Twitter Report for August 4, 2011. Read More...